Palettes / Colors / #BFBEE9

#BFBEE9 — Pale Muted Blue

#BFBEE9 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #BFBEE9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BFBEE9 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E8E9BE; it also sits naturally between #BED3E9 and #D4BEE9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 75% · Blue 91%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BFBEE9

.text { color: #BFBEE9; }
.background { background-color: #BFBEE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBEE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 190, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 49%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBEE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 190, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBEE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 190, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBEE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBEE9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8E9BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBEE9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBEE9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BFBEE9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFBEE9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFBEE8  ·  #BFBEEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBEE9?

#BFBEE9 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 190, 233). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBEE9?

#BFBEE9 is RGB 191, 190, 233 — HSL 241°, 49%, 83% — CMYK 18%, 18%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #BFBEE9?

Its complement is #E8E9BE; analogous partners are #BED3E9 and #D4BEE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBEE9 for text?

Black text on #BFBEE9 has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.